Is a green apple always green?
Hands-on Activities
What does light have to do with colour? Observe some colourful fruit under different conditions to learn why we see the colours we see!
How can you see underwater?
Hands-on Activities
Explore how we see things through water.
How do movies move?
Hands-on Activities
Explore the concept of persistence of vision in this hands on activity.
How Do We See Colour?
STEM Explained
How does the human eye see visible light as colour? And why do some people see more colours than others?
Eye vs. Camera
STEM Explained
The human eye lets us see the world by sending impulses to our nervous system. In many ways, it is very similar to other optical devices, including cameras.
Erin Secord
Career Profiles
Conservator
Erin Secord is a conservator for the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation.